Pp&l Repairs A Valve At Susquehanna Plant

January 18, 1987|The Morning Call

After repairs to a malfunctioning valve in a system that cools the containment structure surrounding its nuclear reactor vessel, Unit 2 at the Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. Susquehanna station resumed generating electricity on Thursday.

The unit was shut down early last Sunday when a routine test showed that an air-operated valve was not closing properly. The valve is part of a non- radioactive water loop that is used to cool the containment structure.

Herbert D. Woodeshick, PP&L's special assistant to the president for Susquehanna, said crews repaired the valve and completed other maintenance tasks while the unit was out of service.